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Hurricane Gustav

Aug 25, 2008 to Sep 5, 2008Peak 155 mph941 mb

Hurricane Gustav passed within 50 miles of 42 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a Category 2 on September 1, 2008.

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Hurricane Gustav · 2008

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Gustav on August 31, 2008, about 23 hours before landfall in Terrebonne Parish, LA.

Hurricane Gustav on August 31, 2008, about 23 hours before landfall in Terrebonne Parish, LA.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 16:17 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
155 mph, 135 kt
Lowest pressure
941 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
42
LA, MS, TX
Counties within 100 miles
64
LA, MS, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 40.2 mi, Sep 1, 2008
Landfalls recorded
6
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Vernon ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Evangeline ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
St. Martin ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Natchitoches ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Iberia ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 1, 2008
St. Mary ParishLA0.0Category 2Sep 1, 2008
St. Landry ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Rapides ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Terrebonne ParishLA0.0Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Lafayette ParishLA2.1Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Allen ParishLA3.0Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Sabine ParishLA3.3Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Assumption ParishLA4.7Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Acadia ParishLA7.4Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Avoyelles ParishLA10.9Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Lafourche ParishLA11.1Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Iberville ParishLA11.7Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Pointe Coupee ParishLA16.0Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Winn ParishLA16.1Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Grant ParishLA16.1Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Vermilion ParishLA16.2Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Beauregard ParishLA20.3Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Jefferson Davis ParishLA24.5Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Ascension ParishLA25.3Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Jefferson ParishLA26.3Category 2Sep 1, 2008
St. James ParishLA27.0Category 2Sep 1, 2008
West Baton Rouge ParishLA27.8Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Sabine CountyTX29.2Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Newton CountyTX29.7Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
East Baton Rouge ParishLA32.6Category 1Sep 1, 2008
West Feliciana ParishLA34.2Category 1Sep 1, 2008
St. John the Baptist ParishLA36.6Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Catahoula ParishLA38.7Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
LaSalle ParishLA39.4Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
St. Charles ParishLA39.5Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Plaquemines ParishLA40.2Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Concordia ParishLA41.0Category 1Sep 1, 2008
East Feliciana ParishLA42.9Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Wilkinson CountyMS43.5Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Cameron ParishLA44.5Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Livingston ParishLA46.1Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Calcasieu ParishLA46.6Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Jasper CountyTX50.4Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Adams CountyMS54.0Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Caldwell ParishLA57.7Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Orleans ParishLA59.9Category 2Sep 1, 2008
St. Helena ParishLA60.5Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Tangipahoa ParishLA62.0Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Angelina CountyTX63.7Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
St. Bernard ParishLA64.7Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Amite CountyMS69.5Category 1Sep 1, 2008
St. Tammany ParishLA71.7Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Tyler CountyTX72.2Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Franklin ParishLA78.5Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Franklin CountyMS80.5Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Richland ParishLA81.6Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Orange CountyTX81.7Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Tensas ParishLA82.7Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Hardin CountyTX83.4Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Polk CountyTX87.7Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Jefferson CountyMS89.3Tropical stormSep 2, 2008
Pike CountyMS92.6Category 1Sep 1, 2008
Washington ParishLA92.9Category 2Sep 1, 2008
Hancock CountyMS95.8Category 2Sep 1, 2008

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.